Are there any other bands that sound like Lightning Bolt?

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Are there?

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:19 (twenty years ago)

Yes.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

no. they are unique.

― keyth (keyth), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:21 (twenty years ago)

list 'em, please.
i've been listening to hypermagic mountain too much.

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

er, you could search: Pink and Brown, Ruins, Orthrelm/Octis/Mick Barr related stuff, Necronomitron, Melt Banana, the first Die Kreuzen album, Sonny Sharrock, tie dye t-shirts, Extreme Animals, Sid and Marty Kroft, Mr. Brinkmann's "Transmittens" CD blah blah blah

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Er, I'd stear you away from Melt-Banana if you're looking for Lightning Bolt soundalikes. Do try out Ruins, although I don't like them as much.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 24 November 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

I'd also suggest hella. and if you haven't heard lightning bolt's previous album (wonderful rainbow) I'd suggesting getting that too, personally I think its way better than hypermagic mountain.

― eh, Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

i've also heard USAISAMONSTER is lightning bolt-ish, but I've never really listened to them so I can't say. You might just want to check out other bands that are on load records.

― eh, Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

Check out Olneyville Sound System. Not exactly so much a band that sounds like Lightning Bolt, but a band without which Lightning Bolt could never exist. OSS, you see, was one of the progenitors of the whole Providence "noise" scene.

Also, check out Fat Day for a slightly more metallic, riffy sound. I've only ever seen them live, however, so don't quote me on this recommendation.

And Orthrelm does the same kinda stuff, only with guitars instead of bass and with better drumming. Lightning Bolt is better, of course, because their songs are much better and catchier.

― uccellaccio (uccellaccio), Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

To plug one of my favorite blogs here, check out http://everythingisfire.com

She (I think it's a she?) posted a couple songs from Hypermagic Mountain, and posts a fair amount of other similar albums.

Afrimampo just occured to me -- you may want to check them out. Everythingisfire posted a couple songs from their last album on Tzadik.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:42 (twenty years ago)

There are a lot of bands that sound like Lightning Bolt. But Lightning Bolt generally stands out as one of the best of that sound.
That said, take a look at Stop/Eject Records and American Tapes. Both have bands that sound similar enough to stand next to Lightning Bolt on mixtapes.

― js (honestengine), Thursday, 24 November 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

dfa1979

― älänbänänä (alanbanana), Thursday, 24 November 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

Vialka. And they're not nearly as up-themselves.

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 25 November 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)

Definitely USAISAMONSTER. They're not that similar, but totally great

― Jason J, Friday, 25 November 2005 01:14 (twenty years ago)

Pussy Gutt

― Kevin Erickson, Friday, 25 November 2005 02:02 (twenty years ago)

godHeadSilo's skyward in triumph?

― derf, Friday, 25 November 2005 04:55 (twenty years ago)

Don't Lightning Bolt and Melt Banana both use the same octave pedal doo-hickey? Maybe I'm talking shit but I seem to recall someone else pointing this out.

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Friday, 25 November 2005 07:00 (twenty years ago)

Ruins' discography is pretty variable--avoid the "orchestral" records. My favorite is the one that's got "B.U.G." on it.

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 25 November 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

the Happy Flowers

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Friday, 25 November 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

The first couple of American Heritage releases if you can still track them down. They aren't as spazzy but have this crazy, relentless, polyrhythmic riffing thing going.

― mzui (mzui), Friday, 25 November 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)

OSS is (was?) great but I don't think they ever successfully captured their live sound in a recording.

I'd also recommend Astoveboat if you're looking for drum/bass rumbling noise things. IIRC they predated OSS.

Although for the record there aren't many bands that "sound like" Lightning Bolt. Which is the point.

― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 25 November 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Noxagt = The Norwegian Lightning Bolt

http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/noxagt

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 25 November 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

Dragon or Emperor. Except they are 1000x better than Lightening Bolt.

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Friday, 25 November 2005 13:59 (twenty years ago)

guapo

― cb, Friday, 25 November 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

yes GUAPO!!

― JonBenet Taxidermy (piratestyle), Friday, 25 November 2005 15:23 (twenty years ago)

DJ Martian Noxagt are great but they really don't sound anything like Lightning Bolt

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Friday, 25 November 2005 15:25 (twenty years ago)

GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO
GODHEADSILO

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Friday, 25 November 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Elephantitus Of The Night is great. If Lightning Bolt played rock songs.

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Friday, 25 November 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

cb Guapo are great but they really don't sound anything like Lightning Bolt

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 25 November 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

i'll concede the resemblance may be kinda superficial (i haven't heard either recently), but i think it's fair to say if you like lightning bolt, you'd probably find guapo of interest.

― cb, Friday, 25 November 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

I agree on the Godheadsilo...
Also: Enemymine shreds supreme.

― bobby.lasers, Friday, 25 November 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

re: Melt Banana and pedals, here (if this is still accurate) is Agata's equipment - http://guitargeek.com/rigview/262/

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 25 November 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

vs. Lightning Bolt - http://lightningbolt.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=lb&action=display&thread=1128106812

http://www.laserbeast.com/photos/090405/Lightning-Bolt-Earthunder-2.jpg

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 25 November 2005 16:26 (twenty years ago)

All of which is over my head, but confirms they share an 'octave' pedal. Whatever that does....

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 25 November 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

Duracell. a ONE man lightning bolt.

does great computer game lightning bolt like songs. Check the Turrican one :)

He's on drums with some home made triggers too.

http://www.geocities.com/tribalboomboom/duracell.html

― Mr Monket (apn99), Friday, 25 November 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

Here's Duracells home page:
http://andrediamant.free.fr/duracell.htm

― Mr Monket (apn99), Friday, 25 November 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

I just went over to LB's homepage... I still can't seem to get excited about this band :/ The way the drumming constantly flops in/out of sync sorta bothers me in a amateur-but-not-good-amateur way.

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 25 November 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

downloading the duracell guy now :)

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 25 November 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

Olneyville Sound System were one of the best Providence bands ever, whatever the era. My favorite album of theirs is probably "On Safari," but they're all unique and have different things to recommend them. The free jazz OSS album, "Efforts in Freedumb," is also fantastic and shows them stretching away from the bludgeoning trash rock of earlier releases.

― Special Agent Dale Koopa (orion), Friday, 25 November 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

The Psychic Paramount (featuring 2 former Laddio Bolocko members), but they're even better than Lightning Bolt (whom I love).

― original plagiarist, Saturday, 26 November 2005 00:47 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

just been listen to an old C90 of peel.anyone know of (and this is phonetic spelling) gera gera gay gay gay. cd called "melt" on "work in progress" could be early 90,s track "anal beethoven" only "the man" would play this on national radio. radio 1 "in new musuc we trust", fetch me the sick bucket.

― LEE PINDER, Saturday, 10 December 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Gerogerigegege... Google should give you plenty of info

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 10 December 2005 12:37 (twenty years ago)

These reccomendations are all over the musical map!

Try those Mindflayer records, same drummer.

― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Saturday, 10 December 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

BLACK PUS

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Sunday, 11 December 2005 02:51 (twenty years ago)

eleven years pass...

My favorite 10 Load LPs.

http://clrvynt.com/10-load-records-favorites/

― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:48 (eight years ago)

*Like*

― Brexterminate all the brutes (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:50 (eight years ago)

ha! (I always find myself trying to do that on ILX these days.)

― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:55 (eight years ago)

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